Going home afterwards through the snow, I did
not see a single armed man. A year ago the streets
were deserted after ten in the evening except by
those who, like myself, had work which took them
to meetings and such things late at night. They
used to be empty except for the military pickets
round their log-fires. Now they were full of foot-
passengers going home from the theatres, utterly
forgetful of the fact that only twelve months be-
fore they had thought the streets of Moscow un-
safe after dark. There could be no question about
it. The revolution is settling down, and people
now think of other matters than the old question,
will it last one week or two?

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